it's good for the deficit. it's good for the solvency of medicare but it doesn't jeopardize people's care. second thing i would do and some work on this as being done but there's more to do, in medicare and also in the private insurance area, i think an important reform that remains is as a nation, we should be paying for health, not procedures. we pay for procedures and we get some of the best, most expensive and most procedures in the world. but if we pay for health and healthy outcomes, we can actually save money and have healthier seniors and also healthier citizens who are happier and more productive. that's a path to cost reforms. >> mr. allen? >> well, tim criticizes me for supporting medicare part d. i think it's been very beneficial to a lot of seniors who now don't have to choose between heat and food and getting prescription drugs. especially coming under budget because there's competition and there's choice. there's also aspects on health savings accounts i think are very beneficial as well. the wro